DiscriminationRacismSexism / Gender-Based ViolenceXenophobia

Tunisian MP's remarks on African migrant women spark racism accusations

A Tunisian MP said during a parliamentary hearing that the rape of an African migrant woman 'does not happen' and that migrant women must leave at any cost, drawing accusations of racism and of justifying sexual violence.

  • Tunis, Tunisia
  • Severity 1 of 5 — Discriminatory speech or policy

Reported by 3 sources

  1. 20minutes.fr/monde/4218599-20260415-tunisie-suffisamment-beautes-indignation-apres-propos-depute-viol-migrantes
  2. aljazeera.net/news/2026/4/16/تصريحات-برلماني-تونسي-عن-المهاجرات
  3. jeuneafrique.com/1789331/societe/le-depute-tunisien-tarak-mahdi-plaisante-sur-les-viols-de-migrantes/

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